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A new aspidogastrid trematode Lobatostoma hanumanthai n.sp. from a marine fish in the Bay of Bengal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

S. V. Narasimhulu
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Andra University, Waltair 530003, India
R. Madhavi
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Andra University, Waltair 530003, India

Abstract

Lobatostoma hanumanthai n.sp. is described from the intestine of the carangid Trachinotus blochi from Bay of Bengal. It anatomical characters are compared with previously described species in the genus. This is the first record of an aspidogastrean from marine fishes of the Indian region.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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